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Judith byron schachner biography

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Judy Schachner was born into an Irish Catholic working class family from New England. Money was as tight as their apartment was tiny and though she may not have had the easiest of childhoods, she credits her imagination with helping her survive it.

She can’t ever remember a time when she was not drawing and like most budding artists she doodled on everything, including her father’s bald head. She drew herself into stories where she was the smartest in her class and into a family where mothers lived to be a ripe old age. In many ways, Judy feels that her own life has resembled the fairy tales she loved reading as a child, complete with a happy ending. And the best part of this author/illustrator’s story? She married a prince of a guy and they had two beautiful daughters and just like the mothers in her earliest tales, she plans on living to a ripe old age.

Described by the New York Times as “…something like the James Joyce for the elementary school – set…”, Judy Schachner is the #1 NY Times Best Selling Author/Illustrator of over 23 books for childre

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Schachner, Judith Byron 1951–

(Judy Schachner)

Personal

Born August 20, 1951, in Waltham, MA; daughter of Edward (a machinist) and Mary Francis (a homemaker) Byron; married Robert Schachner (a recording engineer), July 7, 1979; children: Emma Rose, Sarah Elizabeth. Education: Massachusetts College of Art, B.F.A. (illustration), 1973.

Addresses

Home—Swarthmore, PA. E-mail—[email protected].

Career

Freelance illustrator and author. Hallmark Cards, Kansas City, MO, card artist, c. 1975.

Awards, Honors

Bank Street College Best Children's Book designation, and Carolyn W. Field Notable Book designation, both 1999, both for Mr. Emerson's Cook; Golden Sower Award and Arizona Young Readers' Award, both 2002, both for The Grannyman; Volunteer State Book Award nomination, 2002, for I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie; Georgia Children's Picture Storybook Award nomination, 2003, for How the Cat Swallowed Thunder; E.B. White Read-aloud Award, 2004, Ladybug Picture Book Award, Armadillo Readers' Choice Award, and Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award,

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Judith Byron Schachner

American writer

Judith Byron "Judy" Schachner (born August 20, 1951) is an American children's writer and illustrator.[1] Her works include the Skippyjon Jones series.[2] Schachner lives in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Bob, and a dog and her two Siamese cats.[3]

Early life

Growing up, Schachner had a difficult childhood. She was born and raised in Waltham, Massachusetts, by her parents Edward and Mary Francis Byron. She grew up the youngest and has two older brothers, Kevin and Ted. Her family was working class. Her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer when Judy was eight years old.[4] Growing up, she struggled with anxiety and drawing was her way to cope with it.[5] Judy was having difficulties in school, as well. All through her early schooling, Judy did not excel in mathematics and science. Her teachers would constantly comment on how shy Judy was. However, her teachers and classmates did notice she had a very good artistic eye.[4] When she was little, she woul

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